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Report from CLEO/QELS and PhAST 2006: The Latest in Lasers and Photonics

Patricia Daukantas

More than 5,200 engineers, researchers and students came together in Long Beach, Calif., in May for the 2006 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Quantum Electronics and Laser Science (CLEO/QELS). This year’s gathering highlighted important new work on optical materials, high-intensity lasers, ultrafast optoelectronics, quantum communication and biomedical applications.